The healed diabetic foot. What next?
Reulceration of the healed diabetic foot must be prevented to end the cycle of degradation that leads to amputation in so many of these patients. Education, identification of risk factors, therapeutic shoe gear, prophylactic surgery, judicious physical examination, and follow-up by a multidisciplinary team can break this cycle. "Those who suffer losses due to diabetes are not just statistics on a chart. They are people whose talents and wisdom are needed and whose problems deserve our unified efforts. Together we can make life more just and more joyful for generations to come".
Crane
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Western Communities Foot and Ankle Center, Royal Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Branch
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D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010808:Physical Examination; D011032:Podiatry; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012775:Shoes